Signs That the Apocalypse is Not Yet Upon Us

I like reading the Daily Bleat over at James Lileks' blog, he's pretty funny. Unfortunately, last week, his wife lost her job. In a heartwarming tale, he recounts how another blog setup an electronic "tip jar" for him and was able to collect enough money for them to pay their mortgage for a few months. Good stuff. Read and you'll be rewarded by his humerous account of the "robots" at Amazon trying to protect him by halting contributions after the tip jar was maxed out by the donations. Sometimes humanity surprises me.